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Lecturer(s)
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Šubrt Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Changes in traditional pagan epic poetry 2. Poetry as a literary game 3. The last pagan historians 4. Christian historiography and history as an apology 5. Encyclopaedic and didactic prose
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The lecture is focused on the Latin literature of Late Antiquity from the end of 3rd to beginning of 5th century A.D. The main attention is devoted to the changes in the literary communication of this period and to the transformation of genre system.
The course is focused on the Latin literature of Late Antiquity and its unique features. Students will gain a general knowledge of the literary genres, authors and works of this period and will learn more about the changes in literary communication that are typical for to this period. They will also learn how to read texts written in post-classical Latin.
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Prerequisites
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Good knowledge of Latin language, completion of course in Roman literature.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Systematic Observation of Student
Active participation in class, completion of a final exam.
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Recommended literature
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Bowersock, G. W. (1999). Late Antiquity. A Guide to the Postclassical World. Cambridge (Mass.) ? London.
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Brown, P. (1978). The Making of Late Antiquity. Cambridge.
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Cameron, A. (1991). Christianity and the Rhetoric of Empire. Berkeley ? Los Angeles ? Oxford.
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Campenhausen, H. von. (1986). Lateinische Kirchenväter. Stuttgart ? Berlin ? Köln ? Mainz.
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Dodds, E. R. (1994). Pohané a křesťané ve věku úzkosti. Praha.
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Fuhrmann, M. (1994). Rom in der Spätantike. Porträt einer Epoche. Zürich.
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Šubrt. (2005). Římská literatura. Praha.
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